Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 54022

Genetically Modified Organisms: Plants and Livestock

Tabled: 21 May 2025
Answered: 5 June 2025

Question

Matt Vickers

Conservative — Stockton West

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his Department's policy is on genetic editing to prevent diseases in (a) plants and (b) livestock.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
The secondary legislation necessary to implement the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023 for plants in England has successfully passed through Parliament and was passed into law on 13 May 2025. Through this enabling regulatory framework, crop...
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